RossM 8,149 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 whilst looking through the wikipedia at sighthounds with the girlfriend, i came across the sloughi, looks a magnificent animal and i know the chances are slim but has anyone ever encountered this breed? either pure or crossed and how do you thin they would fair in a working enviroment? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloughi Quote Link to post
adamb20 22 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 whilst looking through the wikipedia at sighthounds with the girlfriend, i came across the sloughi, looks a magnificent animal and i know the chances are slim but has anyone ever encountered this breed? either pure or crossed and how do you thin they would fair in a working enviroment? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloughi never heard of one before, just been on google images they more less the same as salukis arnt they? Quote Link to post
derry boy 2 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 whilst looking through the wikipedia at sighthounds with the girlfriend, i came across the sloughi, looks a magnificent animal and i know the chances are slim but has anyone ever encountered this breed? either pure or crossed and how do you thin they would fair in a working enviroment? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloughi If you look on you tube there is a coursing video of this particular dog in what I would describe as desert conditions. Much the same as the saluki. If I find the video again I will copy and paste it on here. Quote Link to post
cúagusgiorraí 57 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 A friend of mine has them. The strain he has are very strong, hardy and durable. They can run on the worst hard ground and heat and not suffer. Good for Africa. I dont think they would do well here or in UK. Quote Link to post
cúagusgiorraí 57 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 forget reading wikipedia, it's all shyte especially when it comes to dogs. Quote Link to post
bull101 35 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 A friend of mine has them. The strain he has are very strong, hardy and durable. They can run on the worst hard ground and heat and not suffer. Good for Africa. I dont think they would do well here or in UK. i was going to reccomend him to pm you mate, as i remember you have experience with these dogs? but could not remember you user name Quote Link to post
spookster1 24 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Two Sloughi x lurcher litter mates. They are a year old. They are slow to mature and very sensitive. Not sure what these two would be like working? Trying to find out how their litter mates are doing. Quote Link to post
Sonny Brindle 2 Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 A friend of mine has them. The strain he has are very strong, hardy and durable. They can run on the worst hard ground and heat and not suffer. Good for Africa. I dont think they would do well here or in UK. Why not? They are very similar to salukis and plenty of people run them over here. Quote Link to post
cúagusgiorraí 57 Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 The real working Sloughis are not very similar to Salukis. Very different. They need wide open land with lots of space to run, miles upon miles... just bred for a different climate and land. Quote Link to post
RossM 8,149 Posted November 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 they have stamina to burn then? are they as soft skinned as salukis? as in knocks and that or are they a bit more daintier? Quote Link to post
cúagusgiorraí 57 Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 tough as nails. Very hardy. Quote Link to post
Phil Lloyd 10,738 Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 I've seen these dogs in North Africa,..they are definitely tough feckers,.... I guess they have to be,.coz its pretty fecking grim there Quote Link to post
kanigra 110 Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 I ave a sloughi cross.Bred my saluki/whipp/grey bitch to dog with sloughi amongest other stuff in him.Brill feet, amazing stamina,speed,good nose,great coat.& doing everything before he waqs 9 mths never had a pup like him. Quote Link to post
cocker 2,655 Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 a sloughi is just a variation of a saluki, it looks pretty much the same and does the same job,The North African Sighthound we know as the Sloughi originates from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. In the old days the Sloughi hunted gazelle, desert hare, antelope, fennec (desert fox), hyena and ostrich, sometimes boar, and jackals. Today the breed is used to hunt gazelle, desert hare and fennec; its main role in some areas being to control the jackal populations which attack goat and sheep herds and poultry. In Tunisia, the traditional hunt represents a Berber rider galloping behind his Sloughi chasing prey. In Morocco, Sloughis on a coupler accompany riders for jackal hunting. Quote Link to post
SMART DOG 340 Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 a friend of mine had a sloughi imported well over 10 years ago and it offered no more than a saluki just a few sloughi pics that are on my computer Quote Link to post
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